Retinoschisin is linked to retinal Na/K-ATPase signaling and localization.

ABSTRACT: Mutations in the RS1 gene cause X-linked juvenile retinoschisis (XLRS), a hereditary retinal dystrophy. We recently showed that retinoschisin, the protein encoded by RS1, regulates ERK signaling and apoptosis in retinal cells. In this study, we explored an influence of retinoschisin on the functionality of the Na/K-ATPase, its interaction partner at retinal plasma membranes. We show that retinoschisin binding requires the β2-subunit of the Na/K-ATPase, whereas the α-subunit is exchangeable. Our investigations revealed no effect of retinoschisin on Na/K-ATPase-mediated ATP hydrolysis and ion transport. However, we identified an influence of retinoschisin on Na/K-ATPase-regulated signaling cascades and Na/K-ATPase localization. In addition to the known ERK deactivation, retinos

SUBMITTER: Plossl K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5531734 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature